Testing A New Grading System
The Georgia Federal-State Inspection Service has been working with an industry committee to modernize the peanut grading system. The peanut program requires that all peanuts be inspected by a third party to determine quality, and...
One would describe the peanut market as quiet, very quiet. Buyers have booked enough peanuts to cover their needs for now, and most have withdrawn from the market waiting on a more accurate planted acreage number for 2021. Farmers...
Believe me when I say that vaccines are not a subject I expected to cover this month or anytime in the future. But what if it were a vaccine for peanuts against one of our most dreaded diseases —...
Friends and co-workers share thoughts and well wishes for retiring North Carolina peanut leader, Bob Sutter.
North Carolina Peanut Growers Association CEO Bob Sutter is retiring at the end of July. He has been a true advocate for peanut growers...
• By Kay Ledbetter •
Four Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Soil and Crop Sciences plant breeding program development projects have been funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture....
• By David Jordan •
One important question this year is what is the yield loss with lower plant populations? This can be difficult to answer.
Is it a general reduction in stand across the field or long skips or spotty...
Most Southwest peanuts have been planted, although it was delayed five to seven days because of the cold soil temperatures and rainfall. By now, herbicides applied preplant and at planting have dissipated, and new weed flushes may be observed...
Cool Conditions Push Southeast Planting Later
Last year, it was predicted that the coronavirus would be the biggest threat to the global economy ever. It was also thought the peanut industry would suffer from lost markets including closed schools and...
Producers are interested in learning more about this emerging market.
A new, secondary market for farmers is on the rise as a carbon commodity market gains traction in the Midwest. In addition to marketing cash crops, producers may have an...
The Memphis-based ag tech company is now working with all three peanut shelling plants opened in the past seven years.
The Seam recently announced that Coastal Growers and Tifton Peanut Co. have entered into multi-year agreements for its cloud-based, peanut...
Adjusted growing degree day accumulation is a more accurate measurement of maturity than days after planting.
This year’s peanut seeds may have just gone into the ground, but it’s never too early to take steps to maximize your crop’s yield...
I was one of those kids who had to be called in to supper. I roamed these sand hills with my two dogs making up imaginary adventures with every step. A stand of sand pines adjacent to the farm...
Recapping 2020 Exports: A Banner Year
The American Peanut Council reported that for calendar year 2020, peanut exports totaled 910,101 farmer-stock tons valued at $759.6 million, up 20% by volume and 12% by value compared to the previous year.
The APC...
Shortages, alternatives and targeted application— these are the key topics in 2021.
Editor’s Note: University of Georgia soil scientist Glen Harris answers gypsum-related questions.
Q Will there be a gypsum shortage as we have heard about?
A The same rumors made the...
With the crop moving beyond seedling stage, it is time to think about common fungal pathogens.
Preseason decisions, such as varietal selection and in-furrow applications, have been made, and peanuts are in the ground starting to grow. Decisions for management...
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